The Asheville citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1885-1889, 1887-12-21
Congress.
Ls, telegraph to the A,nsriIIs cttfz.n.1


WASHINGTON, Dec. 2O.-SENATE
Numerous petitions were presented,
one in favor of the Blair Educational
bill, AMI also a petition of citizens
of Pennsylvania, protesting against
the admission of Utah as a State.
Allison from the committee on FL
nance reported a bill to regulate the
importation OF foreign merchandise
and to secure uniformity in the
classification thereof and for other
purposes. Under Valuation
Bill" he said, it was an original
bill which affected materially the
laws IN reference to imports, and
asked, in view of its importance,
that 10000 extra copies be printed
in pamphlet form. The bill was
placed on the calander and motion
to print was referred to the com nit
tee on printing.
Allison, from the committee on
appropriations, reported back the
House Joint resolution to pay en-
ployees of Congress their salaries
for the month of Dec, Passed; also
a concurrent resolution for holi,
day recess. He nsked its immedi-
ate consideration. Plumb objected,
the resolution was placed on the
calaudar.
Mr.. Dawes from the Committee
on Pensions reported a bill to place
the name of Mrs. Logan, widow of
Gen. Joh.. A. Logan, on the PEN
sion roll at the rate Of $1,000, and
asked for its immediate considera-
ton. Mr.. Berry objected and the
bill vas placed on the calendar.
Mr.. Dawes also reported a bill to
increase the pension of Mrs. Blair,
widow of Gen. Frank P. Blair, and
it was also placed on the calendar.
Mr.. Hampton from the committee
on Military affairs reported Il bill to
transfer to the trustee of Porter
academy certain property used for
army purposes in Charleston, S. C.
Calendar.
hir. Edmunds asked that the pos
tai telegraph bill introduced by him
be taken from the table and re-
ferred to the post office committee.
He had intended, he said, to have
submitted some brief observations
on the bill but trusting to the zeal
and fidelity which the postoAice
committee had hitherto shown in
favor of some such measure he
thought he could safely send it
without any preliminary cbserya>
tions, trusting that it would be very
speedily reported when it could be
discussed. The bill was so referred,
as we'll as a bill on the same sub
ject introduced by Mr.. Cullum. The
resolution offered oy Mr.. Call yes
terday to print in the Congressional
Record the memorial of the consti-
tutional convention of Utah was
called up by that gentleman who
asked that it be now adopted.
Mr.. Edmunds preferred that the
resolution be referred to the COM
mittee on territories which now had
jurisdiction of the subject.
Mr.. Call argued that it was due to
community of 100000 people to
have its views fairly presented. He
understood that less than thres per
cent. of the people were guilty of
practices an assumption on
which the objection of the Senator
from Vermont was based. He
would now read the memorial to in
sure its publication in the Record,
and to show that there was nothing
objectable in it. (Read memoriaD.
Mr.. Call added that the Senator
from Vermont knew that there was
nathing in the memorial disrespect-
full to Congress and that there was
no reason in right or Justice why
the Senate should refuse to hear the
petition of 100000 American oiti-
zens.
Mr.. Edmunds thanked the Sena
tor from Florida for his gratifying
illusions to him, they were worthy
of him (CalD, and he trusted that he
(Edmunds) could bear them. He
certainly had not questioned the